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The Jungle (1967) is a short film made by African American students under the direction of Temple University social worker and professor Harold Haskins.
In this film, a group of African-American teenage boys in Philadelphia made this part-documentary film, part-dramatization of their lives in the 12th and Oxford Street gang. Shot in an original and natural style, this 22-minute film was recognized with festival awards, but was never theatrically released. In 1968, the independent film distribution company Churchill Films distributed the film in 16mm for the educational film market. The production reportedly led several of the gang members to earn high school and college degrees.
This film was named to the National Film Registry in December 2009.